Family Photography
Everyday life is beautiful. The small moments are the ones that count.
I want you to enjoy looking at your family photos, for those real life moments that they represent.
I'd love you to think "that day together was so much fun!" or "I remember when the kids were that age". I definitely don't want you to simply think "ah, that was a nice photo shoot".
If you book a session with me, I encourage you to:
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Wear what you'd normally wear
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Go where you'd normally go (somewhere you enjoy visiting as a family, or maybe stay at home)
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Do the things you'd normally do (what activities do you love doing as a family?)
I don't really use the term 'photo shoot' to describe what I provide for families. It feels a bit formal and staged, something separate to normal life. My photo sessions are designed to fit in with you. When you book a session, you invite me to be a part of your normal family life, just for a short while. I aim to capture you, as a family, just as you are. It's so special to have a document of life as it is right now.
I take plenty of photos but you quickly forget that's why I am there. Families always comment how quickly they feel relaxed.
After our time together, you'll have a variety of colourful, characterful and fun images. Put them on the wall, add them to a photo book, but make sure you look at them regularly together and chat about them. Doing this is such an amazing way to connect (and re-connect) with each other.
Here's more about how I'd encourage you to view a family photo session.
See some family photo examples.
The 'Family Life' Package
We spend up to an hour and a half together and I will capture your normal family life. I take lots of gorgeous photos of you and your family having fun, then select and edit the best and send these to you. This means that after the shoot, you can simply relax and await your fully edited images' arrival.
This package includes;
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A pre-shoot chat to find our more about you and your family and the activities you might like me to capture. Many families opt for a mix of group photos and relaxed documentary style images. This is a great time for you to ask questions too. We will create a relaxed plan for the shoot, but will leave plenty of room to 'go with the flow' on the day too.
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The photo session (up to 90 minutes) at a location of your choice. You may like me to come to your home or meet you out and about at a place that's special to you and your family.
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After the shoot, you can sit back and leave the rest to me. I will sort through the images and choose a great selection of all the best images and edit these for you. But don't worry, I will include all the images that I think you will love.
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You receive 40+ digital images in both web quality and high resolution versions via a downloadable gallery
£285
£100 payable on booking to secure the session
Additional time can be booked at a rate of £120 per hour. We agree beforehand, how much time is required based on the variety of images we intend to create.
See more examples of my family portraits.
Please find Terms & Conditions below, including cancellation information.
The 'Newborn Life' Package
After a newborn shoot with me, you’ll receive two types of photos.
Ones that you’ll want to print and put up on your wall, and ones that you probably won’t.
That’s not because you won’t love the latter type (you may find you love them more), but it’s because they’re the more intimate family moments that reflect the reality of this point in your life - the feeds, the changes, the dogs wondering why they've been shut out of the room whilst baby gets attention!
You’ll look back and remember the chaos, the love; the beautiful, exhausting, messy, exciting time of your life!
Newborn sessions can take a little longer as it's important to leave time for what baby needs. There will be plenty of pauses for feeds and changes. These can also make for great images too (with your permission of course) as they document beautifully, this period of your family life. I allow 2 hours for a newborn session (although it's absolutely fine if it's runs over a bit).
This package includes;
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A pre-shoot chat to find our more about you and your family and the things you might like me to capture. I'll ask you about who's in the family and if you have other children, or perhaps pets that you'd like to include. We will also discuss any items you may like to feature in the images such as special gifts or handmade blankets. Photos will mostly be natural and relaxed, but you may have specific requests for images too.
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Flexible dates. I realise that baby may not arrive on their 'due date' so until their arrival, I will pencil in a couple of possible dates for your session, knowing that this could change. Once baby is here, we can fix a date in the diary. I would usually suggest booking your session within two weeks of baby's arrival if possible, to capture them whilst they're still teeny.
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The photo session (up to 2 hours) at a location of your choice. Meeting at your home usually works best for a newborn session, as it's where you will hopefully feel most comfortable and have everything to hand that you might need. That said, you may also wish to go for a short walk if the weather is nice, or get some photos in the garden.
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After the shoot, you can sit back and leave the rest to me. I will sort through the images and choose a great selection of all the best images and edit these for you. But don't worry, I will include all the images that I think you will love.
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You receive 40+ digital images in both web quality and high resolution versions via a downloadable gallery
£305
£100 payable on booking to secure the session
See more examples of my family portraits.
Please find Terms & Conditions below, including cancellation information.
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I also offer prints as an optional extra:
Here's a link to Bay Framing (the fantastic framers in Morecambe, that I mention in the video).
Print prices:
A4 mounted (mounted size 14 x 11") - £15
A3 mounted (mounted size 16 x 20") - £22